Every Shot of a 12.3 Handicap Golfer's Round

Can we break 90? - EVERY SHOT IN 9 MINUTES (Old Colwyn)
A round of golf at Old Colwyn golf course in North Wales. It's a James Braid designed par 34 9-hole course that was 2510 yards from the men's yellow tees.
The green fee was £10 for a round in July 2023. The course was in great condition on this day and it was my first round on UK soil in 2023.
0:00 Start of the round
9:52 Score
10:10 Final thoughts
I'm James, a golfer with a dodgy swing playing off a 12.3 hcp (going up).
I've had a long layoff in 2023 with hardly any golf played for 4 months. So things are less stable on the scoring side right now.
Todays course: oldcolwyngolf.co.uk/
App for shot tracer: Shot Tracer Pro
App for scorecard: Golfshot
To contact me about anything (email): [e-mail]
What's in my Bag?:
Driver: Ping G10 12° reg (2007)
4 wood: Nike SQ Dymo 17° (2009)
3 hybrid: Nike CPR 22° reg (2003)
4 hybrid: Nike CPR 26° reg (2003)
Irons: 5-SW Callaway Big Bertha reg (2002)
Sand wedge: 60° copper Donnay (2008)
Putter: Odyssey 2-ball White Hot 34' original (2001)
Ball played in this round: Srixon Soft Feel (60 compression)

[@jammiedodger1980]

Brilliant to see you back James. So much better than any of the other golf POVs on the tube

[@Grumfuttocks]

Nice to have you back in the uk and making content 👍

[@kennethdavis1302]

I like how you maintain your composure after bad shots. Way better than me.

[@jettjones9889]

Good to have you back

[@davegregory2809]

Great to see you back making content. Always so relatable and enjoy sharing the journey with you.

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

Cheers Dave, thanks for watching 👍👍👍

[@sizenineelm]

Glad to see you back! Enjoy the North Wales courses and views.

[@MosAchillesJourney24]

Good to see you again!

[@fabiocontratto8784]

awesome. keep it going!

[@danepercy6511]

Glad you are back!

[@TMar1961]

Good stuff as usual.

[@LJen-hb8rm]

thanks so much for the video

[@johnmillington1344]

Thanks for that and good to see you back

[@user-mu9dp5cs9p]

Brilliant to see you back. Really enjoyed the round. Some really good shots 😊

[@Kedbuka]

What a beautiful course. How cool to walk through the farmer's field and flock of sheep. Thanks for the video. Enjoyed it

[@jamiewatkins5870]

Good to see you back looking forward to more adventures,once you got started played well great iron play 👍

[@rsewell11]

Enjoy your content James, looking forward to more.

[@jonathanmcroberts8549]

Welcome Back!

[@donkeydance5483]

Great stuff, can't wait to see you play 18 again

[@martinwaller2512]

Pleased to see you " Back Home" James , looking forward to more local content ⛳

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@oliver69cork46]

Well played

[@mrkipling3841]

Good effort, mate.

[@johnnewman7605]

Welcome back

[@Golfofftheyellows]

A decent round apart from a couple of dodgy holes, well played you've improved a lot. Great vid keep them coming and keep up the good work.

[@fransclasener1668]

Great to see you back with another video😊

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

👍👍👍

[@petermurphy7627]

Well played James👏👏 just those 2 holes that let you down, happens to all of us.

[@yalmahond2813]

Thank you for the video James really enjoyed

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

Cheers man, thanks for watching 👍👍👍

[@thierrytitou3709]

Glad to watch you playing golf, back in Gareth Edwards's country 😉, James. Cheers

[@daveking1903]

Welcome back James. I clicked “like” before I even started the video !😀

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

Cheers Dave, I've never played this early before in the UK and it was nice to see the morning dew on the greens 👍👍👍

[@mannyo4231]

Nice course, beautiful view of the country side. Nice to see you again James, enjoyed as always....Overall your tester cleaned up quite well. Look forward to seeing more content.

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

Cheers Manny, thanks for watching as always 👍👍

[@joncarter9041]

Good round, considering your lack of golf recently. Your whole game improved with each hole. 👍

[@nickwhite5174]

I started my golf career at Old Colwyn GC about 55 years ago. The course has changed little over the years but is now looking more mature with many more trees. There were also fences around the greens to stop the sheep from doing damage to the putting surfaces. I now live in Thailand and watching these videos of the courses in N Wales brings back many memories.

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

It's amazing the course is still going strong and shows what a good track James Braid laid. He made the most of the features and what was there (there wasn't much land to work with!). Those 3 oak trees are always a bugger to clear on the 7th hole but I managed it on this round! Thanks for your comment Nick, it made my day 👍👍👍

[@kolchak3578]

Good to see you back home. I much prefer watching you play this style of course. 👍 ⛳️

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

The hills make for much better camera angles 👍👍👍

[@JimmySholtzzzZ]

The camera angles are nice..great video

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

The hills make it so much better. I try to place the camera to get a good perspective but sometimes it seems impossible for it not to look good! 👍👍👍

[@dmichaels4117]

That was a great round with the exception of the two hiccups. Are you back in the U.K. for good, or just visiting?

[@kenirving5240]

Yes! Back in Blighty! More relatable to hackers like me lol.

[@johnnycasswell7290]

Great to see you back in the UK and doing course vlogs again James! As you say, a first round back to see where your game is at but you didn't make it easy picking a course with so many awkward lies! A couple of us played Old Colwyn this time last year based on your course vlog and the green were really poor but good to see it is in much better condition. We're playing Abergele and Holywell next week, again based on your course videos so looking forward to that. It'll be good to see which courses you play over the summer. Can I suggest you do a vlog from Silver Birch and St Melyd, as I'd like to see a shorter course. Also, there are two short ones in Flint that seem to have appeared so be good to see them too.👍

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

Cheers Johnny, they invested in the greens this year at Old Colwyn & fixed the drainage issues from 2022. So many courses to play in this area! I might play one in Flint but won't be doing Silver Birch again as I did that one 3 times already. Thanks for watching 👍👍👍

[@johnnycasswell7290]

@@notaperfectgolfer3489 Good to hear they invested in the greens; you can see the improvement. I didn't realise you had already done silver birch, i'll have to have a look for that on your channel. Have you done holyhead on Anglesey? Or maybe you could do abersoch or porthmadog if you haven't already done those!

[@adrianscott6005]

Well done James - really enjoy your vlogs. What tracker / gps do you use ?

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

Shot tracer Pro / Golfshot app for GPS 👍👍👍

[@bhughes1986]

Heading back to Bangor (your nemesis course) anytime soon?

[@briangray00]

Things you often say/hear; I've said it once to myself, once to someone else and heard it 3 times this week - "Why didn't you do that the first time?". Welcome back James! Nice stretch of stress-free pars there. £10 is good value. I'd pay that tomorrow. I really like the courses you play.

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

Cheers Brian, it's weird as soon as I thought the score was gone I relaxed and played much better. That's one reason that we all love golf! 👍👍👍

[@briangray00]

@@notaperfectgolfer3489 It's mental.& Why I like a cap/hat; I can gather myself in there, either to reflect on pain, or rebubble on what just went right. Re the things people say I could easily compile a Bingo card. My current fave is "never up, never in" as they optimistically steam it 10 feet past.

[@LeeHobbies]

Great to see you back James. 2 bad holes and 7 stellar holes, that's super impressive coming off a break. I'm camping at Lynn Gwynant early September, just at the foot of Snowdon. Can you recommend a good, not too pricey course around that area? I don't mind driving up more towards to coast as I'll play on my way back to Staffordshire on the Monday anyway. All the best, glad you're back and seemingly healthy :]

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

Cheers Lee. Depends on your budget and time you play. If you are playing early or late you can get on at many courses for £30 or under. Prestatyn's a good links course for £30 and for parkland Rhuddlan is the same price both after 3pm twilight rate 👍👍👍

[@LeeHobbies]

@@notaperfectgolfer3489 Cheers James. I used to spend my summer weekends in Rhuddlan as both sets of my grandparents had static caravans there. Great times were spent playing in the castle, climbing the moat and eating the best baked potatoes ever at The Kings Head. I now have and Aunt and Uncle who live there and are members of the golf course. Perhaps I'll pay them a visit and try the course. I'll be sure to watch your Rhuddlan videos all again before I go. Thanks for the reply :]

[@bhughes1986]

I’d throw in Bangor as well. It’s a course with great views of the coast and Snowdonia National Park. Enjoy Llyn Gwynant - best campsite in wales. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@LeeHobbies]

@@bhughes1986 Cheers for that, I'll check it out, I'm pretty sure James has a video from Bangor. Yes, Llyn Gwynant is my fav campsite in Wales too. I'm a canoe/wild camper at heart, but when in Wales, that place ticks the boxes, nice to have a little lake for a paddle and a swim. Also, best pizzas in the world down the road at Beddgeleresfewsdfdsd, sorry, can't remember spelling, but the little place that does the ice creams as well. Saturday Snowdon, Sunday Paddle, Monday Golf. Everyone else will be heading home Sunday, but I figured I'd spend an extra day or two and get some solo golf in since I'm the only golfer in my camping/walking group :]

[@Sam501UK]

Great video James, im looking to start getting into golf but im not sure whether to have lessons or just start playing. What would you reccomend?

[@bhughes1986]

If you have clubs then definitely get lessons. If you can afford it get a lesson at least once a month. In parallel start heading out to some of the smaller pay n play courses. Loads in north wales.

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

Agree with bhughes. Play the cheapest courses in your area with cheap/2nd hand clubs & get a lesson to check the fundamentals (a good grip from the start is a must and held me back a lot). Maybe go to a driving range with Top Golf tracer if you have the option as it's fun 👍👍

[@Sam501UK]

Thankyou gents 👍

[@DexxBlue]

I always enjoy Your Course Vlogs James . Especially in N Wales because loads of these Courses are either familiar to Me or of future interest. Can I suggest a WITB edition ? Me being just plain nosey really and Your Driver looks very familiar to Me.

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

Cheers Dexx, hopefully I can play a few new courses this summer. The WITB is here kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJbclapnaZVpja8. Just the putter has changed 👍👍👍

[@timdench2583]

A bit ‘ring rusty’ James, but you’ll soon be back to your smoother golf. Thanks for sharing.

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

Cheers Tim, it can't get any worse than this (I hope!) 👍👍👍

[@cedarhawkfan2791]

Always enjoy your content, not really a “baaaaaaad” round! Apologies to the sheep!

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

'We know what we are...' :-)

[@ChadEttelbrick]

What did you bring back from Thailand? :)

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

A 2 way miss with the driver 👍👍

[@ChadEttelbrick]

@@notaperfectgolfer3489 Smart. Great souvenir.

[@PaulGappyNorris]

It looks like you are hitting the ball rather than swinging the club?

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

Yes, I am hitting the ball (I know what you mean) 👍👍

[@dangiles7195]

4 pars on the trot nice!

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

I think I relaxed after the multiple bogey opening :-)

[@minesnunya]

I see our "12" handicap golfer has a strained relationship with the truth.

[@markjohn1523]

Welcome back James. That round rings so true to my game. Just not playing enough golf!! Onwards and upwards.🏌️🏌️

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

Cheers Mark, lots to work on looking back at this round & that's why we love golf! 👍👍👍

[@dmkfactor1721]

43 isn’t bad at all. Keep working at it!

[@tjm5492]

Good to have you back on your home sod. Eliminate the 2 blow-up holes, and that was a well managed round. Also, love the GPS and map addition.

[@notaperfectgolfer3489]

Cheers, you're the first comment about the map addition that I put on the approach shots. I wasn't sure if it was distracting or not. Thanks for watching 👍👍